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1976 Grand Prix of Belgium Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 5 of 16 Sunday, May 16, 1976 at Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 70 laps on a 4.262 kilometer road course (298.340 kilometers) Time of race: 1:42:53.23 Average speed: 173.987 kph Pole time: 86.55 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 3.46 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1976 Formula One results   /   1976 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 1   Niki Lauda Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 70 1:42:53.23 70 9 2 2 2   Clay Regazzoni Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 70 +3.46 0 6 3 4 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5 / Matra MS73 70 +35.38 0 4 4 7 3   Jody Scheckter Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV 70 +91.00 0 3 5 16 19   Alan Jones Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 2 6 18 12   Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 1 7 17 28   John Watson Citibank Team Penske Penske PC3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 0 8 20 37   Larry Perkins HB Bewaking Alarm Systems Boro Ensign N175 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 0 9 14 17   Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 0 10 13 16   Tom Pryce Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 +2 laps 0 0 11 25 21   Michel Leclere Frank Williams Racing Cars Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 +2 laps 0 0 12 23 32   Loris Kessel RAM Racing Brabham BT44B / Ford Cosworth DFV 63 +7 laps 0 0 ret 26 18   Brett Lunger Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 62 electrical 0 0 ret 9 8   Carlos Pace Martini Racing Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12 58 electrical 0 0 ret 8 22   Chris Amon Team Ensign Ensign N176 / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 crash 0 0 ret 3 11   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 35 gearbox 0 0 ret 15 34   Hans-Joachim Stuck March Engineering March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 33 suspension 0 0 ret 24 24   Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV 31 engine 0 0 ret 4 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV 29 engine 0 0 ret 11 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV 28 halfshaft 0 0 ret 19 33   Patrick Neve Tissot RAM Racing Brabham BT44B / Ford Cosworth DFV 26 halfshaft 0 0 ret 21 35   Arturo Merzario Ovoro Team March March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 engine 0 0 ret 12 7   Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12 17 engine 0 0 ret 10 10   Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 16 crash 0 0 ret 22 6   Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV 7 crash 0 0 ret 5 9   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team March March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 6 halfshaft 0 0

Fastest Lap: 178.451 kph by Niki Lauda Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 27 Emerson Fittipaldi 30 Copersucar-Fittipaldi 28 Jacky Ickx 20 Frank Williams Racing Cars 29 Guy Edwards 25 Hesketh Racing Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Niki Lauda 1 70 70 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Niki Lauda 39     2   James Hunt 15   -24   2   Clay Regazzoni 15   -24   4   Patrick Depailler 10   -29   5   Jody Scheckter 8   -31   5   Jochen Mass 8   -31   7   Jacques Laffite 7   -32   8   Gunnar Nilsson 4   -35   8   Tom Pryce 4   -35   10   Carlos Reutemann 3   -36   10   Hans-Joachim Stuck 3   -36   12   Chris Amon 2   -37   12   John Watson 2   -37   12   Alan Jones 2   -37   15   Emerson Fittipaldi 1   -38   15   Mario Andretti 1   -38   15   Carlos Pace 1   -38